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Urbanna parking problems persist

Plans to open a restaurant at 161 Cross St. in Urbanna have hit a hurdle. Shawn Pickett of Pickett Homes LLC is seeking a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow for retail sales of...
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Museum to formally accept Larry Chowning Collection

The Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park encourage all to mark their calendars as DMM announces updates to its early 2024 events schedule and attractions for April. New exhibits for...
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Mitchell Map contest winners announced

St. Clare Walker (SCW) Middle School sixth grader Laz Doiron was announced as winner of the annual Friends of Urbanna sponsored John Mitchell Essay Contest. Mitchell was a doctor in Urbanna for 11 years...
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Public can sound off today on County budget

A public hearing this week will give folks the opportunity to sound off on Middlesex County’s proposed $23 million budget for the new fiscal year, which starts July 1. The hearing is set...
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One Woman's Opinion

“A case of sea fever — the pursuit of happiness”

URBANNA — Every so often I have a knock your socks off kind of experience. A recent dinner at Hazel and David Laughton’s house on Route 227 just outside of Urbanna earns such a rating. The couple, married 63 years, hail from Birmingham, England. At an early age, in spite of growing up in the horror of World War II England and...
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School

MHS history classes visits Middlesex County Museum

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by Holly Horton -  The students of Middlesex High School (MHS) history teacher Nicole Ambrose explored a local perspective of the conflict of World War I (WWI) by touring the Middlesex County Museum...
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Sports

Strong seniors bring experience to MHS baseball team

The Middlesex High School (MHS) baseball team opened its 2023-2024 season having lost several key players to graduation, but the Chargers do have Hudson...
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MHS softball team shuts out pair of Tidewater foes

The Middlesex High School (MHS) varsity softball team opened Tidewater District play with two shutout wins over West Point and Charles City last week. Going...
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Meet this year’s St. Clare Walker Seahawks baseball team

The St. Clare Walker Middle School Seahawks 2023-2024 baseball team includes, front, from left, Ahkeem Keyser, Kamden Horn, Mason Hudnall, Kaiden Williams, William Glenn,...
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Seahorse soccer girls are off to good start 

The Christchurch School girls soccer team is off to a strong start this season, debuting on the VISAA Division II polls at #2. The Covenant...
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Church

Blessing of the Fleet is coming up

The annual Blessing of the Fleet ceremony is set for 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5, at the old Morris-Fisher factory on the Omega Protein...
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Church Briefs: April 11, 2024

All campers and community members are invited to attend the Sunday, April 14, worship service at Bethpage Camp-Resort near Urbanna. The gatherings will take...
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Crab season is now open

Larry Chowning -
Higher crab prices may indicate crab numbers down Virginia’s peeler crab season opened on Monday, April 15, as area watermen set pots on the Rappahannock...

“A case of sea fever — the pursuit of happiness”

Mary Wakefield Buxton -
URBANNA — Every so often I have a knock your socks off kind of experience. A recent dinner at Hazel and David Laughton’s house...